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<hw>Fear</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Feared</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Fearing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>feren</ets>, <ets>faeren</ets>, to frighten, to be afraid, AS. <ets>f</ets><?/ran to terrify. See <er>Fear</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to consider or expect with emotion of alarm or solicitude.</def>

<blockquote>I will <b>fear</b> no evil, for thou art with me. <i>Ps. xxiii. 4.</i></blockquote>

<note>With subordinate clause.</note>

<blockquote>I greatly <b>fear</b> my money is not safe. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>I almost <b>fear</b> to quit your hand. <i>D. Jerrold.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To have a reverential awe of; to solicitous to avoid the displeasure of.</def>

<blockquote>Leave them to God above; him serve and <b>fear</b>. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To be anxious or solicitous for.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>The sins of the father are to be laid upon the children, therefore . . . I <b>fear</b> you. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To suspect; to doubt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Ay what else, <b>fear</b> you not her courage? <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach of by fear. z2</def>

<blockquote><b>fera</b> their people from doing evil. <i>Robynsin (More's utopia).</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Tush, tush! <b>fear</b> boys with bugs. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To apprehend; drad; reverence; venerate.</syn>

<h1>Fear</h1> <Xpage=547>

<hw>Fear</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel anxiety on account of some expected evil.</def>

<blockquote>I exceedingly <b>fear</b> and quake. <i>Heb. xii. 21.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Fearer</h1> <Xpage=547>

<hw>Fear"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who fars.</def>

<i>Sir P. Sidney.</i>

<h1>Fearful</h1> <Xpage=547>

<hw>Fear"ful</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Full of fera, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened.</def>

<blockquote>Anxious amidst all their success, and <b>fearful</b> amidat all their power. <i>Bp. Warburton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>inclined to fear; easily frightened; without courage; timid.</def>

<blockquote>What man is there that is <b>fearful</b> and fain-hearted? <i>Deut. xx. 8.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Indicating, or caused by, fear.</def>

<blockquote>Cold <b>fearful</b> drops stand on my trembling flesh. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>